Victims Of Elmina Crash: Stories Behind Their Names
The Grab driver killed in the Elmina crash shared a light moment with his wife over WhatsApp.
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The deadly crash that shocked the nation yesterday claimed the lives of 10.
Eight were those on board the Beechcraft Premier 1 private jet, while two were unsuspecting road users going about their day in the Elmina township near Sungai Buloh.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke yesterday released the name on the flight manifest of the aircraft which had the tail number N28JV.
Pilots
Shahrul Kamal Roslan
Heikal Aras Abdul Azim
Passengers
Datuk Seri Johari Harun
Khairil Azwan Jamaludin
Mohamad Naim Fawwaz Mohamed Muaidi
Muhammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki
Shaharul Amir Omar
Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali
As for the road users, one of the victims was a food delivery rider from Sidam, Kedah while the other was a Grab rider from Perlis.
Sharipuddin Shaari – Grab driver
The 53-year-old was a driver for e-hailing company Grab.
According to the police, he had not taken on any new passengers since 2pm. The crash took place at 2.41pm. This led police to believe that he was alone in his car at the time of the crash.
On Facebook, Hazwani Hamdan shared that Sharipuddin was a relative whom they called Pokcik Din.
She also shared the screenshot of a Whatsapp conversation between Sharipuddin and his wife, identified as Suriana by Hazwani.
In the conversation, Sharipuddin sent a selfie to his wife, talking about a cut he sustained from his spectacles. The wife joked that he was rough (ganas). He replied with a joke, saying, “Yea rough, but just a little cut and I’m complaining to my wife.”
Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh – Food delivery rider
Muhamad Hafiz Muhamad Salleh, 32, was from Sidam, Kedah. He worked as a food delivery rider and was the motorcyclist killed in yesterday’s crash.
Nurul Nazihah who said she was Muhamad Hafiz’s cousin shared on Facebook that she did not expect the victim of the crash was her own relative.
Referring to him as Apit, she said he was a good person.
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The last wefie
A photo of the passengers on board the plane prior to the crash had been circulating on social media. It shows four of the six passengers in what is believed to be their last wefie.
Shahrul Kamal Roslan – pilot
The pilot of the ill-fated Beechcraft plane was a 42-year-old family man. He had four children.
According to his mother, Mahanom Ismail, his last words to her were: “Adik sayang mama sangat-sangat.” (I love you so much, mom.)
Meanwhile, Johor Corporation (JCorp) in a Facebook post announced that one of the victims of the crash was the son-in-law of the company’s president and chief executive Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim.
The company did not disclose the name of the son-in-law, however in an interview of Mahanom by press members, she had said that funeral arrangements for her son would be discussed with his “in-laws’ family Datuk Syed Mohamed” first.
Mahanom told reporters that her son was the youngest of two and was very close to her.
Heikal Aras Abdul Azim – pilot
Heikal Aras, 45, was a single father to three children. The second of five siblings previously worked for AirAsia and Vietnam Air but lost his job during the Covid-19 pandemic.
He then worked for Jet Valet Sdn Bhd, the company operating the Beechcraft Premier 1 aircraft.
His father Abdul Azim is veteran journalist who used to work for Utusan Melayu, Suara Rakyat and Mingguan Rakyat.
According to Harian Metro, his father was still shocked over what happened but accepted it as fate.
On Instagram, the mother of his children, Christine Yong posted the screenshot of a message she sent to him after the crash went viral, asking if he was okay. She captioned it with a broken heart emoji with the words: “You never replied.”
In the post, Yong thanked everyone for their kind thoughts and prayers.
Datuk Seri Johari Harun – passenger
One of the victims on the plane was Johari, who was a Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblyman for the Pelangai seat in Pahang.
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He was also the state executive councillor (exco) for the Local Government, Housing, Environment and Green Technology Committee. The 53-year-old was a businessman before he stood for election the first time last year. He was however active in the Bentong Umno division prior to being selected as Pelangai candidate.
He is married to Datin Seri Maziah Samsudin.
Idris Abdol Talib @ Ramali – passenger
Idris was Johari’s special officer and the older brother of Pahang Bersatu Youth chief Nurul Qomar Abdol Talib.
The 41-year-old leaves behind his wife, Adlina Aisyah Ahmad Rusli and three children, the youngest one is just two-months-old while the oldest is 14.
Mohamad Naim Fawwaz Mohamed Muaidi – passenger
Mohamad Naim Fawwaz was a pilot by profession but was a passenger on board the crashed plane.
On Facebook, his friend Gazze Azri recalled what a good friend he was. They had both been in flying school more than a decade ago.
On Twitter, Ali Amir Razali, a BN leader sent his condolences to Muhammad Naim Fawwaz’s family saying he was the pilot during their skydiving training in Segamat in 2012.
Salam takziah buat keluarga Kapten Naim Fawwaz, salah seorang mangsa nahas kapal terbang Elmina petang tadi.
— Ali Amir Razali 🇲🇾 (@aliamirrazali) August 17, 2023
Merupakan seorang Pengakap Udara Ibu Pejabat M’sia dan pilot semasa latihan payung terjun kami di Segamat tahun 2012.
He has gone home ☉ . Rest well brother😢 pic.twitter.com/IO231nPsAy
Khairil Azwan Jamaludin – passenger
Khairil Azwan, 43, was the second of eight siblings and lived in Seremban. He was working as a pilot for Johari over the past few years.
Responding to rumours that Khairil Azwan was the son of the late Tan Sri Jamaluddin Jarjis, his brother Khairul Azman told reporters that their father was a Felda Mempaga 1 settler, and not the Umno leader.
Khairil Azwan was also a helicopter pilot and was known as “Angah Heli”.
The last time he returned home was last week, his brother informed.
He also described “Angah” as a friendly person who was active in various community and political activities.
Facebook page Bomba Channel conveyed their condolences in a Facebook post, saying Khairil Azwan was formerly an officer in the Fire and Rescue Department’s air division.
Shaharul Amir Omar – passenger
Formerly of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), Shaharul Amir, 49, was a retired commander.
He informed his family that he was involved in work matters for the Pahang state local government, housing, environment and green technology’s committee chairman.
His sister Nor Syahirah said her brother was also a helicopter pilot but was very excited as this was his first time on a private jet.
“He was so excited, sharing selfies on board the aircraft as this was his first time on that plane,” she told Berita Harian.
Shaharul Amir leaves behind his wife Suhaila Akasah, 47, and four children between the ages of 12 and 19.
According to Nor Syahirah, her 19-year-old nephew is autistic.
Muhammad Taufiq Mohd Zaki – passenger
Muhammad Taufiq, 38, was Johari’s special officer and had been in Langkawi since Wednesday evening for a state government meeting.
His wife Suzana Pairman, 38, said they last spoke on Wednesday night when he called to check on the children as two of them had influenza.
The couple have three children between the ages of three and 10.
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